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Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?
The FBI Couldn’t Get into a reporter’s iPhone because it had lockdown mode enabled, RAM shortages have hit Raspberry Pi prices, more countries are rolling out Australi...
WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?
WhatsApp encryption is coming under scrutiny, French lawmakers are pushing an under-15s social media ban, TikTok’s privacy policy has gotten worse after it has been bo...
Why is Bitwarden Raising Prices?
Bitwarden is raising prices, Microsoft handed over encryption keys to the FBI, U.S. ICE agents are misidentifying people with facial recognition, and much more! Join u...
Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?
Moxie Marlinspike has created a private AI alternative called Confer, Windscribe has helped form a privacy alliance, Threema got acquired by Comitis Capital, E2EE come...
Is Google Abandoning Open Source?
Google is changing how they release Android Open Source Project code, California is introducing a way for people to mass opt-out of data brokers, cryptocurrency theft ...
Flock Exposes Mass Surveillance Cameras to the Internet
Happy holidays! Join us for This Week in Privacy #33!
The West Is Trying To Destroy The Internet
The US is moving towards implementing unprecedented surveillance bills, Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch, UK lawmakers are targeting VP...
Can You Get Arrested For Wiping Your Phone?
A man is being charged for wiping his phone before being arrested, India is considering enabling GPS tracking on all mobile devices, a remote code execution vulnerabil...
Session Is Getting A Major Privacy & Security Boost!
Session Messenger is getting a major privacy & security upgrade, age verification laws are shifting responsibility onto App Stores, Apple rejects India’s government re...
GrapheneOS Desktop Mode is Here!
GrapheneOS now has expanded desktop mode features in beta, X (Twitter) has been doxing user’s locations, Android’s Quick Share is now compatible with Apple’s AirDrop a...
We've Hired Someone New!
Welcoming Nate Bartram to Privacy Guides! Also: WhatsApp is rolling out interoperable messaging in the EU, Windows 11 is rolling out an AI agent that scans your files ...
Firefox Just Got More Privacy Defences!
Firefox is rolling out additional anti-fingerprinting detection, Chat Control is back and is being pushed through the EU Government, and much more. Join us for This We...
Data Brokers Leak Location Data of Top EU Officials?
EU officials’ location data is up for sale, the United States declines to join the UN Cybercrime treaty, Chrome can now autofill your passport and drivers license, Tin...
NOYB files criminal complaint against Clearview AI
Our top stories this week: NOYB files criminal complaint against Clearview.ai Denmark withdraws mandatory chat control proposal due to lack of support. Apple to imple...
OpenAI's Creepy All Seeing Browser
Our top stories this week: OpenAI launches Atlas Browser for macOS AWS shutdown shutters Signal and smart beds alike Wisconsin lawmakers introduces VPN ban Apple remo...
Who is Building the Official GrapheneOS Phone?
Our top stories this week: GrapheneOS confirms that will support a non-Pixel flagship phone in 2026 with the Snapdragon SOC Eclypsium, an embedded security firm, repo...
The End of Windows Local Accounts?
Our top stories this week: Microsoft blocks the ability to bypass online accounts on Windows 11 Germany confirms its opposition to Chat Control; the European Union wi...